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Re: WW2 Submachine Guns: PPSh-41 versus Thompson M1928
Hmm, the 7,62 x 25mm M1930 is not a weak round but in fact a quite potent round instead. Plus it's an excellent penetrator so heavy winter clothing isn't a drawback (it was that in Korea for the US with their .30 US M1 Carbine round) as it still will penetrate plus the fact that you've a light recoil n' a real high rate of fire. So don't put down the round as a weakness please.
Regarding the M1928, the only reliable magazine is the 20 round box. A huge drawback is that isn't a military grade weapon but a civilian peacetime weapon with higher tolerances on the parts in the manufactoring that led to it bein' sensitive to dirt. The drum magazines was real junk n' the rounds in 'em made it near impossible to sneak up on an enemy as they rattled a lot in the drum. The 100 round drum didn't see combat at all. The effective range isn't 120 meters but closer to 75 meters. Yes the .45 ACP is a stopper but it's not a deep penetrating round n' it's low velocity bullet isn't the optimal round for a submachinegun. This comparison also halts on that it should have been the M1A1 Thompson instead of the M1928 as that one have a lower rate of fire n' thus is more controllable plus the fact that it can handle dirt n' war a lot better, it didn't even accept the lousy drum magazines that the M1921 n' M1928 used.
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